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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Pastor Allen Eaton on his
4 many accomplishment throughout the years; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in Clinton, Missouri to Buck and
6 Margie Eaton and has two younger brothers, Don and Kent; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Allen Eaton is a graduate of Clinton High School,
8 with a Bachelors from Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia,
9 Arkansas, and a Masters from Southern Seminary in Louisville,
10 Kentucky; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Pastor Eaton's past community service includes
12 serving on the Board of Directors at St. Alexius Hospital,
13 serving on the Committee on Elder Abuse at Kenneth Young Mental
14 Health Center, serving on various positions with the Schaumburg
15 Clergy Council, serving as Night Chaplain for Northwest
16 Community Hospital and many other volunteer experiences; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Pastor Eaton formerly served as the Pastor of the
18 Kingsville Baptist Church in Kingsville, Missouri, from
19 September 1972 to February 1976; as Associate Pastor of the
20 First Baptist Church of Bellevue, Nebraska, from February 1976
21 to March 1979, and as the Pastor of First Baptist Church in

 

 

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1 Hoffman Estates from March 1970 to May 1997; he currently
2 serves as Senior Chaplain with Northwest Corridor Chaplaincy
3 Services (Police and Fire Chaplain for Hoffman Estates and
4 Schaumburg) and Pastor and Director of the Funeral Ministry at
5 Willow Creek Community Church; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Allen Eaton is married to Vicki Mullins Eaton and
7 is the proud father of Alex and Andrea; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Pastor Allen Eaton on his many accomplishments as
11 a pastor; we thank him for his hard work and wish him continued
12 success in the future; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Pastor Allen Eaton as a symbol of our admiration
15 and respect.